More than 50 former professional wrestlers are suing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. for head injuries sustained during choreographed matches.

Filed Monday in U.S. District Court in New Haven, Connecticut, the lawsuit alleges that the WWE, along with Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, failed to address performers' head injuries “in any medically competent or meaningful manner that complied with any known published contact sports return-to-play guidelines at the time the injuries occurred.”

Joseph Michael Laurinaitis — aka Road Warrior Animal — and Jimmy Snuka — aka Superfly — are among plaintiffs who suffer from cognitive difficulties, including headaches, dizziness and memory loss, as a result of numerous head injuries sustained during their careers, according to the lawsuit.

In addition, the lawsuit claims that the WWE misclassified wrestlers as independent contractors to circumvent workers compensation laws and safety regulations that might have provided injured wrestlers with medical treatment, medical leave and personal protective equipment, among other things.

“This is another ridiculous attempt by the same attorney who has previously filed class-action lawsuits against WWE, both of which have been dismissed,” the Stamford, Connecticut-based entertainment company said in an emailed statement. “A federal judge has already found that this lawyer made patently false allegations about WWE, and this is more of the same. We're confident this lawsuit will suffer the same fate as his prior attempts and be dismissed.”

U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant in March dismissed similar complaints, stating that “plaintiffs were professional wrestlers who were financially compensated to engage in an activity in which physical violence was a known and even purposeful part of the activity.”

Plaintiffs involved in the current case, Laurinaitis et al. v. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. et al., are seeking declarations of liability, injunctive relief, medical monitoring and financial compensation.